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Friends Historical Library collection of photograph albums
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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
People
- Bond, Elizabeth Powell, 1841-1926
- Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899
- Powell, Anna Rice, 1834-1915
- Littleboy, Elizabeth Winder, 1879-1929
- Thatcher family
- Thatcher, Edward P. (Edward Power), 1916-
- Cadwallader family
- Wood family
- Searing family
- Brosius family
Organization
- Maiden Creek Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1735-1829 : Maiden Creek (Pa. : Township))
- Exeter Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1737-1899 : Stonersville, Pa.)
- Friends' War Victims' Relief Committee (London, England)
- American Friends Service Committee
- Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.). Fair Hill Friends' Meeting
Subject
- Publisher
- Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Author
- Zoe Peyton Jones
- Finding Aid Date
- 2018
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is available for research use.
Collection Inventory
This album contains pictures of various prominent members of the Exeter and Maiden Creek Meetings, along with some pictures of the meeting houses themselves. The pictures are black and white, and many are accompanied by a short description of the individual. Almost all include birth and death date.
Physical Description0.3 cubic ft.1 box
This album contains black and white portraits of the Friends' War Victims' Fund's executive committee and delegates in England from 1870-1871. Each portrait is labelled with the individual's name.
Physical Description0.3 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-006
These two albums consist of small portraits of people involved with AFSC during WWII. The portraits are black and white, and are accompanied by names. Some of the photographs are missing.
Physical Description.062 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-008, PA-008A, PA-009, and PA-009A
Photographs of historic sites in England and some friends (including J. William Graham and family).
See also Elizabeth Powell Bond Papers, SFHL-RG5-014
Physical Description.062 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-007, PA-008, PA-008A, and PA-009A
Photographs of Edith Winder Littleboy (born in 1879, Swarthmore College class of 1901). Likely compiled upon her death in 1929.
Physical Description.062 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-007, PA-008, PA-008A, and PA-009
This is a small family portrait album of the Thatcher family of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The portraits are cartes de visite.
Physical Description0.2 cubic ft.
This album is essentially a scrapbook of the project to re-establish West Branch Meeting, NY, and restore the meeting house. All photos are black and white, and there are notes explaining the sets of pictures. There are also sleeves with loose photographs in the back of the album.
Physical Description0.15 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-018 and PA-020
This small black and white album contains portraits of several prominent Quakers. Aside from these portraits, which are identified in the album, the portaits are are of unidentified memeers and friends of the Dare family of South Jersey.
Physical Description0.13 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-044
This album contains black and white snapshots of groups at meeting house and elsewhere, various activities. The album was compiled by Henry Beck.
Physical Description0.1 cubic ft.Half a box, stored with PA-047
This album consists of Wood-Cadwallader family portraits. Most, though not all, are cartes de visite. Some are labelled with a name, but many are not. There were also a number of loose photographs found in the front of the album, which have been put into envelopes.
Physical Description.26 cubic ft.1 box
This album contains black and white portraits of Searing family members. There are some genealogical notes included with the album as well as two negatives.
Physical Description.2 cubic ft.1 box
This collection is related to RG5/020: Lewis Walton Brosius Genealogical Papers. It cointains a photo album with identified cartes de visite: Bolton, Mary Ann Brosius; Hambleton, Sarah; Hambleton, Thomas; Brosius, Joseph P., son of Joseph Brosius; Brosius, Rachel Parry, wife of Joseph Brosius; Reese, Charles; Reese, Ruthanna Brosius; Bolton, Jason; Bolton, Anna Pennock; Brosius, Henry; Brosius, [?], wife of Henry Brosius; Brosius, Abner; Brosius, Letitia Wilkinson; Kent, Daniel; Kent, Sarah Brosius; Brosius, Amos; Brosius, Esther, wife of Amos; Brosius, Enos; Brosius, Jane W.; Brosius, Benjamin; Brosius, Phebe (Booth); Brosius, Mahlon; Brosius, Charles; Brosius, William; [unidentified infant]; Coates, Ellis; Coates, Abigail; Worest (?), Kate; Bolton, Sallie E. (Brosius) Pyle; [unidentified man]
Physical Description.15 cubic ft.1 box, stored with PA-125
This disassembled photograph album depicts students in various classes and places in some of the schools supported by the Association.
Physical Description.3 cubic ft.1 box